Special Interest Sessions

Train the Trainer Sessions
Thursday, October 19th
Train the Trainer sessions are the following three sessions.

Introduction to TECPDS & Orientation to the Texas Trainer Registry
8:00-10:00 with Dr. Tracy Jones
Are you interested in training as a business? This session will provide participants with an introduction to the new online Texas Trainer Registry through the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS). We will explain the process for becoming registered with the Texas Trainer Registry as well as the benefits of becoming a registered trainer.

This session will highlight some of the critical components to the successful submission of a training proposal from the viewpoint of a contractor or agency. We’ll review the “how-to” for writing winning proposals including objectives, title, and session description. We will also discuss the importance of ensuring that your training targets adults and their unique style of learning and processing information.

Parent Book Club - Train the Trainer Course 1:00-5:00Jill Gonzalez and Lili Cantu

Are you looking for an enjoyable way to engage the parents of your early childhood students while offering them real knowledge and skills? Come learn about Parent Book Club! This workshop will provide you with important tools to engage parents in a six-week learning journey. Experienced book club facilitators will share best practices, a full curriculum, a sample set of 6 books and years of experience. You will leave prepared to help parents understand the importance of their role as their child’s first teachers!
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San Antonio NAEYC Accredited TourEarn 6 hours of training as you examine accreditation criteria and requirements with a presentations while touring the following 3 unique centers:

St. Paul Lutheran Child Development Center serves newborns through preschoolers full time in a downtown setting as well as funded by United Way and a four-star CCS provider.

Pre-K-4-SA North Center, one of four large centers throughout the city, serves only 4-year olds through an innovative initiative of the city of San Antonio funded by an 1/8th city sales tax.

University Presbyterian Children’s Center serves older infants, toddlers and preschool age children on part-time and full-time bases in a nature-inspired setting.

The bus will leave the Hyatt Regency San Antonio at 9:15 and return around 3:15 that evening.